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Schottental Nature Reserve – Klaramühle and Eierhäusle loop from Troßalter

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Schottental Nature Reserve – Klaramühle and Eierhäusle loop from Troßalter

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Schottental Nature Reserve – Klaramühle and Eierhäusle loop from Troßalter

02:23

8.16km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Högenbachtal, Lichtenegg, Beselberg mit westlichem Birgland

Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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489 m

Troßalter Viewpoint

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"Zur Aussicht" is located between Sauberg and Bärenstein on the tarred road.

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3.45 km

Schottental Nature Reserve near Heldmannsberg

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The Schottental nature reserve lies below the village of Heldmannsberg. Absolute hiking or mountain bike tip.

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4.16 km

Schottental Nature Reserve

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The Schottental nature reserve is located below the village of Heldmannsberg. Absolute hiking or mountain bike tip.

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5.75 km

Klaramühle and Eierhäusle

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In addition to farm eggs, you can also buy cream cheese, pasta and decorative egg cups here.

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6.26 km

The village lies quite isolated in a narrow stream valley, about 700 meters east of Regelsmühle. It is surrounded by steep cliffs, which in places rise almost 180 meters above the valley floor. It has nine inhabitants.

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6.84 km

Neumühltal Rocky Trail

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There are many rock formations along the tranquil hiking trail.

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6.89 km

Heart Bench in Kirchmühlbachtal

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Beautiful wooden bench in a heart design.

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7.78 km

Forest Owl Figure

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very nice surprise on a tree - approximate location, couldn't reconstruct it exactly...

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8.16 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.83 km

945 m

846 m

330 m

208 m

Surfaces

4.57 km

1.12 km

950 m

868 m

433 m

217 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Sunday 16 August

22°C

14°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 19, 2026,Franken Alb Opf 🌳 Alfeld Runde Claramühle-Troßalter-Naturschutzgebiet Schottental 🚶‍➡️🌲

After I had to take care of something in Troßalter, a short round presented itself. Although I have been in the area many times before, there are always new paths to discover.

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March 5, 2025,Ins Schottental

Beautiful round trip into the Schottental near Heldmannsberg from the Claramühle.

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August 15, 2024,Von Troßalter durchs Schottental

We start from the hiking car park at Troßalter and walk north past Troßalter, around the Sauberg to the Kirchthalmühle. After a long climb to Heldmannsberg, we go back down and continue through the Schottental.
We pass Hofstetten and return to the starting point.

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April 26, 2026,🥾🪻Unterwegs im idyllischen Schottental 🌼🌺🥀

In Troßalter we start our circular hike, today together with my friend Dieter. Our destination is the Schottental near Heldmannsberg, a quiet, idyllic meadow valley through which a clear stream flows.
Around lunchtime, we stop at the Gasthaus zum Schottental in Heldmannsberg and enjoy Franconian cuisine before starting our return journey. This leads us past, among other places, the historic …

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September 26, 2021,Heldmannsberg - Schottental - Claramühle

From the parking lot behind the church in Heldmannsberg it goes straight down into the beautiful and rustic ingrown Schottental - an absolute highlight! We completely forgot the detour to the Schottenlöchern because of the sheer joy of this beautiful piece of earth.

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January 1, 2023,Klaramühle bei Thalheim/Alfeld

Some steep ascents and descents but consistently good paths. Also in the summer certainly nice because the paths often lead through the forest and there is always a stream for the dogs. Very well signposted by the Franconian Alb Association👍👍

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October 8, 2024,Durchs Schottental ins Kirchtal

Without a specific destination, I got in the car today and ended up in the small parking lot at Schottental.

Lost in thought, I set off through Schottental to Troßalter and from there through Kirchtal back to the starting point of the short hike.

A beautiful tour through the autumnal landscape of the Hersbrucker Alb.

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September 3, 2025,Claramuehle, Kirchthalmühle, Hochfläche, Schottenloch .. FraCH_50

Ruby's daily walking distance is currently limited to 8 km due to arthritis. Therefore, we chose a slightly shorter lunchtime walk today. We definitely wanted to take advantage of the beautiful day before the expected two days of rain.
Since the parking lot at the exit of the Schotten Valley was currently occupied by construction vehicles and closed, we parked …

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Schottental Nature Reserve – Klaramühle and Eierhäusle loop from Troßalter

Troßalter Viewpoint

Schottental Nature Reserve near Heldmannsberg

Schottental Nature Reserve

Klaramühle and Eierhäusle

Kirchthalmühle

Neumühltal Rocky Trail

Heart Bench in Kirchmühlbachtal

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